Grade 702C Zirconium vs. Titanium 6-6-2
Grade 702C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while titanium 6-6-2 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 702C zirconium and the bottom bar is titanium 6-6-2.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 97 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 | |
| 6.7 to 9.0 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 36 | |
| 44 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 | |
| 1140 to 1370 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 1040 to 1230 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 540 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
| 5.5 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.7 | |
| 9.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.7 | |
| 4.8 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 450 | |
| 200 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 52 | |
| 89 to 99 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 66 to 79 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 50 to 57 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 2.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 55 | |
| 75 to 90 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 5.0 to 6.0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0.35 to 1.0 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0.35 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 5.0 to 6.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 82.8 to 87.8 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 94.8 to 100 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |